February 27, 2014

Caspian Report: Tymoshenko's return to Ukrainian politics

When Yanukovich came to power in 2010, he led the charge against
Timoshenko for abuse of power. The accusation was that her energy
negotiations with Russia were based on her personal interests, and there
is certainly some truth to the story. I personnally think that both
Yanukovich and Timoshenko had huge corrupt dealings. But in essence this
was a politicelly motivated trial, because Yanukovich nullified his
political opponent. And what happened next is even more important,
European leaders rallied behind Timoshenko and condemned it as political
persecution. And many of Europe's biggest media entrerprises depicted
Timoshenko as a pro-Western hero, when in fact she never was pro-West,
for that matter she wasnt pro-Russian either. But there is a gap between
the reality and her iconic portrayal in the media.